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Bokajan: In a major development, Police in Karbi Anglong seized over 30,000 box of illegal Burmese origin cigarettes valued at Rs 6 lakh from a truck at Khatkhati exposing the spike in smuggling of contraband goods between Myanmar and India’s northeastern region.

Based on specific information, a police team from Khatkhati police station recovered the consignment from a container truck bearing registration number NL01AG 8250 from Khatkhati in Karbi Anglong district on Saturday morning.

“Today while performing routine naka checking duty on NH-39 near SBI Khatkhati branch, a container vehicle bearing registration number NL01AG-8250 which was coming from Manipur and heading towards Kolkata was intercepted,” said a senior police official.

https://www.sentinelassam.com/north-east-india-news/assam-news/assam-karbi-anglong-police-seized-contraband-cigarettes-in-khatkhati-two-held

HYDERABAD: Telangana Drugs Control Administration busted the unlicensed manufacturing of the cosmetic ‘Sunscreen Lotion’ at a manufacturing unit in Jeedimetla and seized stocks worth Rs. 2.5 lakhs during the raid.

Esthetic Insights Private Limited, located in Jeedimetla, was engaged in the unauthorised manufacturing and sale of sunscreen lotion under the brand ‘Dermasonique DSN Aquasolar’ Sunscreen SPF 50 PA++, operating without the requisite cosmetic license for the product.

Acting on gathered intelligence, officials from the Drugs Control Administration, Telangana conducted a raid on the cosmetic manufacturing facility named ‘Esthetic Insights Private Limited’, situated in Jeedimetla, Gajularamaram Village, Qutubulapur Mandal, Medchal district on March 15-16, 2024.

https://www.newstap.in/city-news/fake-sunscreen-lotion-overpriced-anti-fungal-medicine-seized-by-drug-control-administration-1525883

GUWAHATI: In a recent crackdown on the illicit trade of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN), the Special Task Force (STF) of Assam conducted a raid at a residence in Pub Sarania under Chandmari Police Stationon the evening of March 14, 2024. The operation led to the apprehension of two individuals involved in dealing with FICN.

The raid, based on reliable intelligence inputs, targeted a house situated in By Lane 4, Pub Sarania, where Junmoni Saikia resides. During the operation, authorities discovered two individuals engaging in the production and distribution of FICN using a specialised printing machine.

The raid resulted in the seizure of several items, including one FICN printing machine, FICN amounting to ₹50,000 in ₹500 denomination, three mobile phones, one two-wheeler, and one car. The two individuals apprehended during the raid are identified as Saifuddin Suja (32 years) hailing from Sarthepur, Bihpuria, Lakhimpur and Debraj Karmakar (30 years), resident of Bongaigaon.

https://guwahatiplus.com/guwahati/rs50000-fake-currency-seized-in-guwahati-two-arrested

The accused have been identified as Bhavesh Laxman Patel, Anwar Bhachubhai Khalifa, and Manji Hari Bhasdiya from Kamothe

The Pimpri-Chinchwad police on Monday arrested three people and seized fake domestic products, including toilet cleaners, glass and household cleaners, fabric whiteners, and mosquito repellant liquids worth ₹15.15 lakh from MIDC Bhosari and Thane area.

The accused have been identified as Bhavesh Laxman Patel, Anwar Bhachubhai Khalifa, and Manji Hari Bhasdiya from Kamothe.

According to information, accused Bhavesh Patel and his associate Khalifa used to illegally store and sell counterfeit toilet cleaners, glass and household cleaners, fabric whiteners, and mosquito repellant liquids under various brand names. Accused Bhasdiya produced these counterfeit household products in Thane and used to supply them regularly.

https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/pune-news/fake-household-items-worth-15-lakh-seized-cops-arrest-three-101710266846788.html

In a major crackdown, the Delhi Police’s ISC Crime Branch has dismantled a counterfeit life-saving cancer chemotherapy drugs operation. Seven individuals were arrested, including two employees of a renowned cancer hospital in the capital.

The police also seized cash amounting to ₹4 crore. The counterfeit medicines recovered were from seven international and two Indian brands.

The operation involved simultaneous raids at four locations across Delhi and Gurugram. The ringleader was apprehended at DLF Capital Greens in Moti Nagar, New Delhi, where the counterfeit cancer medicines were being produced. The accused had rented two EWS flats for the manufacture and refilling of vials of counterfeit cancer medicine.

https://www.cnbctv18.com/india/counterfeits-of-these-cancer-medicines-have-been-seized-19260511.htm

Bengaluru: Fake detergent powder worth Rs 15 lakh was seized from a manufacturing unit at Madanayakanahalli, north Bengaluru. Accused Arjun Singh, who had been running the unit for two months, sold the detergent powder in the names of popular brands, Surf Excel and Wheel. He is absconding.

Police said they got a tip from FMCG major Hindustan Unilever Limited that fake versions of some of its products were being transported in a mini-goods vehicle (registration number KA-04-AC-4409) near Sampige Road, Malleswaram, on March 7.

Acting swiftly, police seized the vehicle and found the detergent powders were fake.
The driver claimed that he wasn’t aware of the fake products in his vehicle and was only transporting them to a godown.

“Acting on information provided by the driver, we raided the illegally manufacturing unit and seized the machinery used to manufacture the detergents. We also found empty packets resembling the brands of Surf Excel and Wheel,” a police officer explained.

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/fake-soap-powder-worth-15l-seized-accused-on-the-run/articleshow/108446132.cms